Gas cock



NOV. 29, 1938. B, MATTHEWS 2,138,767

GAS COCK Filed Sept. l 30, 1936 NVENTOR Birckarcl `LJWmttaemsi BY Z v o Y` Patented Nov. 29, 1938 VPATENT OFFICE GAS COCK Birohara L. Matthews, Lakewood, ohio, assignor to The Patrol Valve Company, Cleveland, Ohio,

a. corporation of Ohio Application September 30, 1936, Serial No. 103,374

1 Claim.

rotatable plug, of means for manual regulation i and lmeans for tensioning such plug in its seat. These several means have always been on the outside of the valve body.

My invention has for its object to so construct the valve body and the rotatable plug that only the regulating means is accessible exteriorally of the body and the plug retaining means is conned entirely Within the said body.

In its simplest form the novel gas cock comprises only two structural elements which are formed to provide the valve body and the rotatable plug and have internally arranged cooperating means integral with said body and plug to prevent separation thereof.

. Other'jforms coming within the scope of this invention include the same improved construction of the valve body and rotatable plug and internally arranged resilient means for exerting longitudinal pressure upon the plug.

Another important feature of the present invention resides in the ability to position the rotatable plug member of the novel valve longitudinally with respect to the outlet thereof, i. e., when the improved valve is constituted by inlet and outlet openings arranged at right anglesto each other in the rform of an .elbow fitting, the manual adjustment element of the plug may be arranged to be accessible from the front of the To the accomplishments of the foregoing .and

. related ends,.. said invention, then, consists vof the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim; the annexed', drawing and the following description settiiigr forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of the various mechanical forms device. In the use of pilot regulating valves on may assume vany suitable form by Which'the in which the principle of the invention ,may be used.

In said annexed drawing; y

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a mode of utilizing the novel gas cock between a gas 5 supply manifold and an appliance conduit;

Fig. 2 is a vVerticaJ longitudinal cross-section, on an enlarged scale, ofthe gas cock of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; 10

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing a modification of the invention;

Fig. 5 is also like Fig. 2 and shows a still further modification of the invention; and

Fig. 6 is a detailed View of the plug spring 15 means illustrated in Fig. 5.

The several forms of the invention to be particularly described in connection with said drawing concern what is best known in the art as a pilot regulating valve, although it will be bvious from the following description that the novel structural features of this Valve may be incorporated in many other types of gas cocks.

Therefore, for illustrative purposes only, the new gas cock in Fig. 1 is-shown having its thread.- ed inlet extension I3 screwed into a suitable aperture in a gas supply manifold I0 and its outlet connection I4 connected to a tube or pipe II. These several parts show the installation ofthe valve I2 connected, for example, between the manifold I0 and a constant pilot (nt shown) of a gas range (also not shown).'

Figs. 2 and 3 are directed to the construction of the improved gas cock in its simplest form. In these illustrations the valve body I2 is-formed with outwardly extending projections I3 and I4, "5 respectively constituting the inlet and outlet sides of the valve. The inlet I3 is shown as being externally screw threaded for the facility of its attachment, as for example, to the manifold IIJ. The outlet I4 is internally screw threaded to receive therein one end of the tube II andan ordinary screw threaded tubing coupling I8. The inner end of tube II enters a recess portion I6 of the valve body in which position it is tightly compressed by means of the tapered portion I'l of the coupling connector I8. It is to be understood that the shapes of the inlet and outlet Cormac- V tions I3 and I4 are'of no moment, and 'that they novel valve may be connected in any ow line. The valve. body- I2 has formed therein a taperedhole 20 which constitutes, as will appear, the seat for the rotatable plug member 2l. 'I'he hole 20 preferably extends from one outside surface of the valve bodyentirely therethrough' and communicates with the outlet opening within 'the portion I4. As will be seen from Fig. 2, the taperedv plug 2| is internally longitudinally recessed as' at 23 and also has a lateral communi- 60 cating port 24 which is adapted to align with an internal inlet port 25 formed at the inner end of the passage l5 through the inlet portion of the valve.v

As is customary in the' function of devices of the present character, the plug 2l may be rotated by means extending exterior-ally of the valve body to regulate the registration of ports 24 and 25, which of course may establish the full open position between the inlet and outlet of the valve or the closing oi thereof. In the drawing, I have shown'the rotatable plug with an integral extension '22 on its outer end which mayl serve as a carrier for the valve regulating handle shown in dotted lines at 58 in Fig. 5, or in which may be formed a slot to receive a screw driver for adjusting the valve. Obviously this projection 22 may be constructed in many forms, it being only necessary to provide some means by which the plug 2l may be rotated in its seat.

It has been stated that this invention contemplates a novel construction of the valve body and rotatable plug with integrally formed means serving to secure the rotatable plug in place. As has been described above, vthe inner end of the plug 2l projects into the internal recess I6 at the outlet side of the valve. This recess portion I6 which is larger than the bore of valve Aseat 26 is connected thereto by means of a shoulder 21. In actual construction the inner end of plug 26 is projected a slight distance into the outlet recess |6 beyond the shoulder 21 and this projecting end is spun over as at 26 to overlie the juncture of shoulder `21 with seat 26. In this manner a very eiective means is provided to both prevent the separation of plug 2| from the valve body and to rmly engage such plug in its seat depending upon the force used in spinning over the portion 26. It is desirable to have the rotatable plug t snugly within the valve stem 20 in order that the same may not be jarred out of adjusted position, yand I have found that the above described interlocking engagement between the portions 26 and 21, of the plug and body respectively, serves very effectively to accomplish this desired result.

In Fig. 4 the valve body 30 is shown provided with an inlet portion 3|, an outlet portion 32, a passageway 33 to the inlet and a passageway 34 to the outlet. A tapered hole 35 through the valve body constitutes the seat for the rotatable plug 31 mounted therein. The plug 31 is provided with an internal longitudinal bore 38 and a lateral bore 38, adaptedto communicate with the port provided at the inner end of inlet 33. Means for rotating the plug are seen at 40.

'I'his embodiment differs from the one described hereinbefore in that the'inner end 4I of plug 31 is projected a sufficient distance into the recessed portion 44 of the outlet so as to accommodate therein a coiled spring 43.Y 'I'his spring engages between the shoulder connecting the recess 44 with the valve seat bore 35 and a washer or other annular member 4 5 secured to the extreme inner end of rotatable plug 31. An effective method of attaching the washer 45 to the valve plug is shown in Fig. 4 as by providing a reduced annular shoulder 46 on the outside of extension 4i adjacent its inner end and then spinning over the plug terminal portion 42 to fixedly engage such washer in the recess 46.

The form of theinvention shown and described in connection with Fig. 4 is believed to be o f immense advantage over all known prior construction wherein a tapered valve plug -is spring plug as at 64. The form of thespring pressed in its seat. In no device before the present invention has the spring means been located entirely within the valve body. It will be seen that this novel embodiment'of the present invention does successfully provide the internal spring attachment of the valve plug within the body and in no way impedesthe ow of gas or other media through the opening 35 in such plug. I

Fig. 5 concerns a slight modification, or rather 4a combination of the structural features of the two embodiments described above. In this latter form the valve body 50 comprises an inlet 5 I, an outlet 52 and a tapered valve seat 55. The valve or rotatable plug 56, having a longitudinal port 60 and lateral port 6i, is mounted in the .seat in the same manner as described in connection with said previous modlcations. A projection 51 permits the manual adjustment of the rotatable plug either by a handle 58 or any other suitable means. -The valve body at this outlet portion is provided with an internal recess 65 and an annular shoulder portion 66 connecting the recess with the inner end of valve seat 55. inner end of rotatable plugA 56 projects within the recess 65 and has formed thereon an annular reduced portion 62. Mounted upon this reduced portion 62 is a spring washer 63 and this washer is ilxedly secured in place by spinningover the inner terminal portion of the rotatable washer 63 is best seen in Fig. 6.

It may be required in valves oi the present` character that the ports through the valve body and rotatable plug be periodically cleaned out and, inasmuch as the rotatableA plug of the improved valve is substantially permanently anchored in the valve body, it may be found expe-k dient to provide a removable clean out plug 68. As seen in Fig. 5, plug 68 is threadedinto an opening in the valve body in alignment with the inlet opening and communicating port, and the plug `56 is supplied with an additional port 6| so that when the plug 68 is removed a cleaningl tool may be inserted through the opening in the valve body to enter the several ports in the rotatable plug 56 and the inlet opening in the valve body 56.

It will be manifest from the foregoing des'cription that I have accomplished the objects primarily stated and that by such disclosed mechanisms I have provided a simple emcient improved gas cock. Furthermore, it will be understood that such speci'c described embodiments are illustrative only of operating forms of the invention and not limitative. 'Ihe invention is` capable of considerable modiilcationand is vlimited solely by the annexed claim.

l claim:

In combination, a one piece valve body having.

a tapered valve seat thereinand a plurality of passages in communication with said seat, one

.of said passages constituting an enlarged recess BIRCHARD L. MATTHEWS.

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